CVE-2023-27198

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Published Jul 5, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

PAX A930 device with PayDroid_7.1.1_Virgo_V04.5.02_20220722 can allow the execution of arbitrary commands by using the exec service and including a specific word in the command to be executed. The attacker must have physical USB access to the device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:paxtechnology:pax_a930_firmware:paydroid_7.1.1_virgo_v04.5.02_20220722:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:paxtechnology:pax_a930:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.588% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/wr3nchsr/PAX-Paydroid-Advisories/blob/master/advisories/2023/CVEs/CVE-2023-27198.md
https://wr3nchsr.github.io/pax-paydroid-vulnerabilities-advisory-2023/

History

Feb 25, 2026 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Paxtechnology Pax A930 Pax A930 Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-78

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 5, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:01 PM
Reserved: Feb 27, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:01 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:01 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:44 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 5, 2023, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:44 AM

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